What is Robert Melendez's specialty?

Robert Melendez (NPI 1316932742) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Albuquerque, NM.

Where does Robert Melendez practice?

Robert Melendez practices in Albuquerque, NM, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1316932742.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Melendez?

Robert Melendez (NPI 1316932742) received approximately $270K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 545 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1316932742

Robert MelendezM.D.

PRACTICEJULIETTE EYE INSTITUTE LLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyAlbuquerque, NMI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,793

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,555

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$250K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 69 Ophthalmology providers in NM — above median (cohort median 2,264).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

201

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$82K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

44.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost69 claims

Bimatoprost34 claims

Lifitegrast27 claims

Fluorometholone17 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$86K

Payment records

128

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$42K

Consulting Fee$30K

Travel and Lodging$6K

Long term medical supply or device loan$5K

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$42K

Consulting Fee$30K

Travel and Lodging$6K

Long term medical supply or device loan$5K

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Melendez's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 17 inbound referrers · 27 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES	244	789
Albuquerque Ambulatory Eye Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Albuquerque, NM	191	370
PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES	94	153
TRICORE REFERENCE LABORATORIES	80	240
WAGNER, LAURIE	67	102
NPI 1396781134	38	87
Phillip Styka Anesthesiology · Albuquerque, NM	33	49
NPI 1124086848	33	44
NPI 1154474344	27	37
Kamalesh Ramaiya Ophthalmology · Albuquerque, NM	20	50
Richard Converse Cardiology · Durango, CO	14	24
PINCUS, MICHAEL	13	31

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES	222	736
Albuquerque Ambulatory Eye Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Albuquerque, NM	179	339
PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES	89	144
TRICORE REFERENCE LABORATORIES	78	201
WAGNER, LAURIE	67	92
DOBBS, LESLIE	48	119
OBOJSKI, CATHERINE	42	107
UNM HOSPITAL	40	76
NPI 1396781134	35	66
NPI 1124086848	31	38
UNM SANDOVAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC	30	49
Phillip Styka Anesthesiology · Albuquerque, NM	28	39

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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